VIDEO: We Are Dead Stars

Tuesday, August 28, 201812:01 AM(View: 1103)

Our bodies are intimately connected to the physical universe.

"Every atom in our bodies was processed in the body of an ancient star, says NASA astronomer Dr. Michelle Thaller. Thaller explains how the iron in our blood connects us to one of the most violent acts in the universe—a supernova explosion—and what the universe might look like when the stars die out."